India Steel Market Watch
October 6: The handling of steel by Haldia Port stood at 54,000 tons in August 2015, down by 11.11% from 60,000 tons handled in July this year, as per provisional data from port sources available with ISMW.
The handling of steel by the port in August 2014 stood at 27,000 tons, which shows that handling in August this year was two times up on a y-o-y basis.
The handling of steel by the port during first five months of 2015-16 (April- August) stood 191,000 tons while 75,000 tons were handled in the same period of 2014-15.